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INTRODUCTION

For untold millennia,
artists have used color to represent the world as it is seen, and as a powerful
form of symbolic expression. Our
emotional, intellectual and spiritual associations with different colors, and
with the artistic use of colors, can profoundly move us, change our mood, or
create a particular emotional state.

This course will give
students an essential foundation for the effective uses of color in the
creation of visual artworks and designs.The principles involved apply to everything from traditional painting to
computer graphics to industrial design to culinary presentation, and will give
students a good working knowledge of how to employ color in many types of
expression.

KEY CONCEPTS

The course will cover these
color principles and vocabulary through lecture and studio assignments, as well
as other related topics. I encourage
you to spend some time with the works of artists through history, looking at
how they used these principles in their own artwork.

Color Wheel

Value (Black to White
scale- the range of grays)

Intensity or Saturation
(the scale between neutral gray and the most intense color)

Hue (Commonly “color.”The actual place of the color in the color
spectrum – or along the color wheel – yellow, red, blue, etc.)

Composition

Atmospheric Perspective

Additive and Subtractive
Color

Complements; Split Complements and Triads

Neutrals

Achromatic and Chromatic
Color

Long and Short Colors

Simultaneous Contrast

Color Temperature

NOTES ON STUDIO PRACTICE

As a studio class, the
class-work is focused on design experiments using essential principles of color
use, and the homework is a direct extension of your in-class experiments. Generally,
you are expected to produce color experiments and artworks with consistent
effort and creativity.

The most successful
students in studio art classes start with the class assignments and go beyond
them on their own initiative: trying their own ideas out, experimenting,
working hard to understand the principles in new contexts.Creativity comes to people who do not give
up, who learn to thrive on challenges and uncertainty.

Attendance in class is essential
to success, because of the working time it takes to build these skills through
direct experience.

Extra help is available- you
can set up an appointment during office hours for more detailed guidance, or
feel free to come and talk with me anytime.

Note: ESL students

Please let me know if you
need any help to understand a topic we cover in class.I am very happy to go over the class material
with you.

MATERIALS:

Be
certain to come to class with necessary art materials. The costs for the materials in this class
are much less than the costs of textbooks for most classes. Most or all of these items are available in
the campus bookstore.

MID-TERM CRITIQUE.
Special notes: This will be a review of all your drawings done in
the class, and all your at-home artworks. Keep every artwork, either from
in-class work or homework, of at least 5 minutes duration.. You will
be expected to describe your own work in some detail, and contribute to the
review of other students work. Be specific in your criticism - all work
has some merit, all but the most accomplished work can be improved.

Out of Class Assignment
(s) 2nd Copy of a Masterwork; Original and Transformative.

Section 6.

Discussion and Topics: USE
OF COLOR IN FINISHED ARTWORKS

Studio Assignment-

A.Color Use, Effect in Compositions.

B. Using a Hierarchy of Color

C.SeattleArt Museum Visit.

Out of Class Assignment
(s) 3-6 hours. TBA

Section 7.

Discussion and Topics: FINAL
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Studio Assignment-

A. In-CLASS experiments for the final project.

B.Advanced analysis of color use in
existing artwork.

Out of Class Assignment
(s) FINAL Project. Set aside at least 8 clear hours at home over the last two
weeks to do preparatory work and create your final project.

FINALS WEEK

FINAL CRITIQUE. We
will hold two separate sessions. Special notes: This will be
a review of your FINAL PROJECT, all your artwork done in the class, and
all your at-home artwork. Keep every artwork and study you produce of at
least 5 minutes duration.. You are also free to include any other
personal artworks you have done during this quarter. You will be expected
to describe your own work in some detail, and contribute to the review of other
students’ work. Be specific in your criticism - all work has some merit,
all but the most accomplished work can be improved.

GRADING CRITERIA AND RELATED POLICIES

Grading in a studio art
class is necessarily subjective, but there are common principles behind any
successful creative process. The grading
system used is a traditional system common to the fine arts. There will be
extensive informal verbal feedback from the instructor and fellow students
towards the homework and studio work in group critique sessions , which will
normally occur weekly;you will usually
get a good sense of how you are doing.

The instructor will assign
decimal grades based on two formal review sessions, the mid-term and final
critiques, which are equivalent to major exams.All of your work during the quarter will be critiqued at that time.The Mid-term counts for 30% of your
grade.The Final critique at the end of
the class will be a review of all of your work during the whole quarter, will
include your Final Project, and will constitute 70% of your grade.

Specific grading criteria
include:

1.Mastery of artistic concepts.(Your understanding of value,proportion, and other technical elements of
drawing.)

2.Overall quality of work. (This is the most
subjective quality-)

3.Overall quantity of work.(Students who spend more time and produce
more drawings invariably improve the most. )

4.Willingness to Experiment. (Your
willingness to go beyond the assignments and explore new artistic problems and
questions on your own – a critical part of creativity.)

5.Degree of Progress (Your improvement from the
beginning.) 20%

Please note that regular
attendance is a practical necessity to perform well in the class – known as
“experiential” classes, studio arts require extensive time spent in the class
working on specific art problems.Because of the missed working time in building your skills, missing more
than 5 classes will substantially reduce the quality of your work, and your
grade will be affected.

Cheating, plagiarism and
other forms of academic dishonesty are unacceptable at HighlineCommunity College and are subject to
disciplinary action.

The COOKIE Rule.If your cell phone, laptop, or other
electronic gizmo beeps, blinks or plays the Star-Spangled Banner during the class,
you are asked to restore your honor with the class by bringing cookies for
everyone next time.